Yesterday evening our family cat, Pumpkin, dashed in the house with something in her mouth – turns out it was a bird…a bird that was still alive and chirping. (I have to wonder if she found the baby bird on the ground and decided to rescue it before the neighbor’s cat got it.) Ever so […]

My husband and I recently went on an amazing date/adventure to Kaslo, B.C. where we enjoyed a delicious lunch at the newly renovated hotel on Front Street, did a wonderful hike on the Kaslo River Trail, took in breathtaking views, did some window-shopping…just had a phenomenal time. But it was on the way to Kaslo […]

Marlene, thanks for passing this along: In a hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, patients always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11:00 am, regardless of their medical condition. This puzzled the doctors and some even thought it had something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve the mystery as to […]

Daintree River in Northern Australia A few weeks ago in the far northeastern tip of Australia, seven-year-old Ryan saw his five-year-old brother, Jeremy, run after the family dog and disappear into the recently flood-ravaged tributary of the mangrove swamp behind the family home. Both boys had been playing with a boogie board while their father—owner […]

I went to a party, And remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom, so I had a sprite instead. I felt proud of myself, The way you said I would, that I didn’t drink and drive, though some friends said I should. I made a healthy choice, And your advice to […]

Meet 54-year-old Karl Merk. He lost his arms in a farming accident six years ago. Then three months ago, on July 25, 2008, in a 15-hour operation with 40 surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and other support staff, Karl received the world’s first complete double arm transplant. Photo by Lennart Preiss There were five medical teams for […]

Imagine a sunny afternoon. Your child is sitting and playing in the garage…having a great time. Or maybe is playing in the shadows at the top of the driveway. Seemingly out of nowhere a motor vehicle, not equipped with a backup camera or sensors, backs over that child. It’s a horrible accident. But this tragic […]

Early on Aug 1, 2008, climbers were killed in an ice avalanche on the world’s second-largest peak, Pakistan’s K2 (an 8,611-meter or 28,253-foot mountain) after 22 climbers, in 8 different expeditions from around the world, had come together. It is the deadliest incident at K2 since 1939. Several people are still missing while two have […]

When we picked up our white and orange kitten, Tiger, our hearts swelled. For nine months we played with him and loved him and watched him grow—A deep bond took root. He was so smart, so funny, and so loving. Many times he went in and out of the house during the day but he […]

My heart skipped a beat when I heard the news and my eyes welled with tears. When I went to volunteer search and rescue meetings I never thought about how it would feel to be called out to search for a six-year-old who fell in the river and went missing. It was simply an accident…One […]